	u k money market given further mln stg help the bank of england said it gave the money market a further mln stg assistance in the afternoon session this takes the bank s total assistance so far today to mln stg and compares with its forecast shortage which it earlier revised up to mln stg from mln the central bank purchased bills in band one at pct comprising mln stg bank bills four mln stg local authority bills and one mln stg treasury bills it also bought mln stg bank bills and mln stg of treasury bills in band two at pct reuter 
